Leaving fans disappointed enough that concert organisers feel compelled to apologise and offer refunds is not how any star musician would want their performance to be remembered. Yet that was the fallout from the second of Chinese-American pianist Yuja Wang’s Hong Kong concerts with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra – part of Premiere Performances’ 20th anniversary season – after Alexander Tsfasman’s Jazz Suite for Piano and Orchestra was dropped at the last minute for “artistic reasons”. It was an...
Read full articleCrime may not pay, but it has historically dominated the Hong Kong box office. Local films exploring the treacherous underworld of triad gangs, criminals and police officers have captivated audiences since the 1970s, when foundational works such as Ng See-yuen’s Anti-Corruption (1975) and Leong Po-chih’s Jumping Ash (1976) ignited the genre. Many Hong Kong crime films have equivocated on moral issues, operating in a grey zone where police can be as bad as the criminals. That was never truer than...
During a Hong Kong workshop on the traditional Chinese diabolo, or Chinese yo-yo, a Korean father was reminded of the paengi, the string-whipped spinning top he played with as a child. An elderly woman even stood up from her wheelchair to try the diabolo herself. Such moments captured the spirit that the Chinese Culture Festival 2026 was created to inspire, according to Veron Lam, chief manager of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s Cultural Presentations Section. “What makes this...
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At Stenzhorn, every spectacular jewellery creation is given the personal touch by a team of skilled artisans working entirely under the roof of the brand’s own atelier in Boppard, Germany. They lavish all the care and attention on their jewels that you’d expect from a family-owned firm, founded in the town on the banks of the Rhine River in 1979. Now, taking inspiration from nature, Stenzhorn presents a pair of collections that are perfect for the holiday season, available in Hong Kong...
There’s a reason Franck Muller is known as the master of complications; since 1991, the independent Swiss watchmaker has repeatedly been responsible for intensely technical creations that have pushed back the boundaries of horological possibility. But the house is equally noteworthy for its unique blend of traditional Swiss know-how with international retro aesthetic influences, particularly from the US. The Imperium Bloc, introduced in April this year, embodies this legacy with its distinctive...
This festive season, Omega has something for the discerning gift buyer: vibrantly coloured new renditions of its Constellation collection; a pair of diamond-smothered Speedmasters that follow the design codes of the legendary Moonwatch; and a series of dramatic new pieces inspired by the world’s most famous spy. Constellation is one of Omega’s most storied collections, with a history stretching back to 1952. It was 30 years after that, however, that it acquired the distinctive appearance known...
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Imagine yourself high up in the sky drifting off to sleep with this cozy holy grail neck pillow and this protein bar that "tastes like a Milky Way." View Entire Post ›
I started my first trip to Peru in the south at over 2,000 metres above sea level. Peru’s second-most populous city, Arequipa – nicknamed the White City for its striking buildings made from sillar, a white volcanic rock – looks like a city frozen in time. It certainly feels that way coming off a long and arduous journey from Hong Kong, but I digress; in spite of traversing multiple time zones to get here and forgetting what day of the week it is, I land on a weekend of celebrations marking...
U.S. actor Christina Applegate is questioning whether her breast implants could be contributing to her pain and fatigue. Experts say symptoms associated with breast implant illness can overlap with other conditions, so people experiencing them should seek a thorough medical evaluation before making decisions about their implants.
Pfizer will no longer sell its hormone replacement therapy Premarin in Canada following an internal review. The product has been available as a vaginal cream and three strengths of oral tablets.